Rebuilding a SRMW Currier & Sons Cabinet Office

Started by ACL1504, January 22, 2015, 02:21:55 PM

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ACL1504

I filled in the crack using Hydrocal on the left side of the lower walls. I set the walls aside to dry.



I removed the signs from the walls but still had quite a bit of cardboard left.



I used a Q-tip and water to moisten the cardboard and glue. When soft, I removed it from the wall. I then used a #17 Xacto blade to remove the build up of glue around the windows.



Here are the three walls with the signs and sign residue removed.



Things are looking better. Continued in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

Here is the back of the three walls. The rear of the walls are in the condition as I received the structure.



Remember I asked the question, "What is wrong with this wall?' Well, the answer is the wall on the left has and had no bracing. The other two walls are wrong as well. Here is a hint or rather the answer.



Both walls had horizontal bracing and not vertical. The horizontal bracing does nothing to strengthen the walls. Bracing should always be perpendicular to the grain.



Update later in the week.





"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

Amagic41

Tom
  Keeping my eye on this curious to see how it turns out as well as watching how things go together


KC
Ken Crump
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ACL1504

Quote from: Amagic41 on February 16, 2015, 07:27:01 PM
Tom
  Keeping my eye on this curious to see how it turns out as well as watching how things go together


KC

Ken,

Thanks for stopping by and checking the thread.

Tom
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

After repairing the walls and adding the correct bracing, the walls were painted with Floquil Foundation and set aside to dry.



I then painted the brick portion of the walls with Polly Scale DTI Cherry Red. The front and side of the office was painted with Polly Scale D&RGW Building Cream and the stone was painted with Floquil SP Lettering Light Gray, Concrete and Reefer Grey.

When viewing the following pictures, keep in mind all the walls still need to be weathered which will "tone" done the colors. The building was set aside to dry.





Continued in a few.


"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504







I forgot to mention I painted the interior window and door frame with Floquil Depot Olive.

More in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I mentioned previoulsy the fact that I broke the cast doors on the front. Here is what I did to fix the broken door issue.

I took two Northeastern doors from my stash and removed the top portion of the window.



I then glued the two doors together with CA glue and a short piece if scale 8x8.



I then painted the doors with the Depot Olive color.



And, here is how the doors look in the opening.



Continued in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

When the building and walls were dry I added some mortar mix to the brick areas. I used Bragdon Powders mixed with water and used a soft bristle brush to "paint" the mortar on the bricks.



I let this mixture dry for several hours and applied a very liberal dose of A&I to the structure. I used Hunterine Weathering Mix, the Creosote Black. Hunterline has an excellent selection of mixes for the modeler. They are out of Canada and will be at this years EXPO.

www.hunterline.com





Continued in a few.

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

When the A&I dried, I used some light colored pastel chalk and rubbed it into the brick areas.



I made the repair on the Hydrocal casting that fits above the upper front wall section. I was going to fill in the broken section but decided the mising part added some age and character to the structure.



While the A&I was drying, I painted the corner trim pieces, exterior doors and windows with the Depot Olive color. When the windows were dry I added Canopy Glue to the windows for window glass. I used the small ponce wheel and added nail holes to the wood walls. None of this is pictured.

Continued in a few.


"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I kept looking at the building and noticed it was not entirely level.



I opted not to sand the bottom but instead added a short section of scale 1x6 to the bottom of the left wall.



This piece was glued to the bottom of the left wall, solving the problem.



"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

gnatshop

L'il Tommy is doin' his magic again!

I'll bet that if feels good to be sittin' in a chair to work again, instead of crawlin' around on the floor
and buildin' sawdust!!
I know about the skin cancer thang - I had one removed from my lip a few years ago, and I was one
ugly mother for a while!
As strong as that hand wash was, I'll bet it would have taken it off.

cuse

Great thread...every step belongs in a "101 tips for building craftsman kits" type book


John


Oldguy

Talk about taking a lemon and turning it into lemonade! 
Bob Dye
Livin large on a pond

ACL1504

Quote from: gnatshop on February 20, 2015, 07:19:32 PM
L'il Tommy is doin' his magic again!

I'll bet that if feels good to be sittin' in a chair to work again, instead of crawlin' around on the floor
and buildin' sawdust!!
I know about the skin cancer thang - I had one removed from my lip a few years ago, and I was one
ugly mother for a while!
As strong as that hand wash was, I'll bet it would have taken it off.

Gman,

Good to see you my friend. Thanks for the very kind words and yes, it does feel good to get back into building after a two year break. So far, I've been lucky and had nothing off my face. 8) 8)

Tom ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

Quote from: Cuse on February 21, 2015, 08:03:32 AM
Great thread...every step belongs in a "101 tips for building craftsman kits" type book


John

John,

Thanks Butty, I appreciate your support. I wonder why no one has done a 101 how to in kit building?

Tom ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

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